We recently discussed how journey maps can be leveraged across organizations to create a holistic, patient-centered experience (if you missed it, you can learn more about ‘Activating Journey Maps Across your Healthcare Organization’). But before you can activate journey maps, you must create them. The following these best practices for planning your next healthcare journey […]
Your Guide to Healthcare Journey Maps
Healthcare is undergoing a retail revolution as businesses like Amazon, CVS, Walgreens and others increasingly disrupt how patients receive care. Patients, in turn, expect greater ease and transparency in healthcare, and they’re exercising their rights to choose the health systems that provide the greatest ease in navigating their healthcare needs. How can you, as a […]
Understanding Healthcare Journey Maps
Healthcare journey maps are usually drawn as a linear progression with a clear beginning and end. But look closely at the healthcare journey and you’ll see it’s circular. The end of treatment doesn’t mark the journey’s end; instead, it’s a period of maintenance before the next symptoms or life events trigger the journey to resume. […]
Tips to Map Healthcare Audiences: Scenarios and Journeys
In this blog series, we explore experience design for the patient and member journey. Strategy to Improve Digital Experiences in Healthcare Dissect the Experience From the Patient or Member Perspective In a previous blog, we explored how to better understand the people you serve. Once you have identified your subjects, you can role-play in context-specific […]
10 Reasons to Build Healthcare Journey Maps
Healthcare journey maps take time to build, require input from multiple groups, and may uncover uncomfortable findings of the patient journey in your health system. So why invest in creating them? Here’s why to build healthcare journey maps: 1. Discover pain points Healthcare journey maps uncover pain points in the healthcare consumer journey. You learn […]
My Healthcare Journey: Precision Surgery to Post-Op Confusion
As I returned home after my recent total hip replacement surgery, I saw it again: Our nation’s best health systems may deliver exceptional service at point of care, yet miss the mark at so many other healthcare journey touchpoints. For me, it was just an annoyance. To others, it can be a barrier to accessing […]
Shire’s Take On The Current Clinical IT Landscape
Ed Miseta, Chief Editor of Clinical Leader, recently interviewed Mike McKay, Associate Director of Operational Excellence for Shire Pharmaceuticals, on his view of the clinical IT space and how it’s affecting his company. Here are several takeaways from his interview: